The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has endorsed the recent decision of the Federal Government to revoke 1,263 mineral licences.
The Federal Government has announced the revocation of 1,263 mineral licenses across the country as part of its ongoing efforts to sanitise the solid minerals sector and enforce compliance with extant laws.
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has launched a capacity enhancement programme for the first batch of Nigerian mining professionals at Murdoch University, Australia.
Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has noted Nigeria’s solid mineral wealth as essential to economic diversification, job creation, and sustainable growth.
The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, generated N6.96bn in mining fees and registered 118 new private mineral buying centres.
